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EJ358395 PS515022

Title: The Shy Child.
Author(s): Honig, Alice Sterling
Source: Young Children, v42 n4 p54-64 May 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1987

To further practitioners' understanding of shyness, this review of research discusses (1) origins of shyness, (2) cognition and shyness, (3) situational factors affecting shy behavior, (4) social difficulties of shy children, (5) shyness and sex differences, (6) persistence of shyness, and (7) ways for caregivers to help the shy child. (RH)

Descriptors: *Affective Behavior; *Cognitive Ability; *Genetics; Guidelines; Interpersonal Competence; *Intervention; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Self Concept; Sex Differences; *Teacher Role
Identifiers: *Shyness; Situational Context

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